Blue Oyster Cult

Blue Oyster Cult - Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll guitar tab

Key of A so F# Blues type runs work great. Try the CBA + GF#E type

triplets

in the leads. Also choose small three note riffs from the Blues

scales and

try little with the arpeggio of open A.

R = rest

*** = triplet

Main Riff

F#m

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----------------4--2--2------------------4--2--2-------------------------------|

-------------O34-34-34-32O------------O34-34-34-32O----------------------------|

----252--R--2-------------2O-252--R--2-------------2O--REPEAT------------------|

*** ***

Lead played during second pass of above intro riff

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---------Oh2pO-OO-2---------------Oh2pO-OO-------------------------------------|

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F#m Em

My heart is Black and my lips are cold. Cities on Flame with rock

and roll.

F#m Em

Three thousand guitars they seem to cry. My ears will melt and

then

D A Bm

my eyes. So, let the girl let that girl rock and roll. Cities on

Flame

(play D full and emphasis F# and E-first string with chord)

F#m

now, with rock and roll.

Single Notes:

F# A F# C# F#

My heart is black and my lips etc.

E G E B E G E B F#

Cities on Flame with rock and roll. Three thousand

Try these small riffs. (play lower frets if preferred)

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-----------875-875-------------------------------------------------------------|

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And this riff

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-1hO--1hO--1hO--1hO--1-2------2p1pO--------------------------------------------|

----2----2----2----2---------------2-2-2-2-2-4-4-------------------------------|

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